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Liquid crystal display

a liquid crystal display and display technology, applied in non-linear optics, instruments, optics, etc., can solve the problems of difficult stably obtaining bend configuration, prone to affecting the transition process, and inability to transition in some regions of the optical filter layer

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-06-29
JAPAN DISPLAY CENTRAL CO LTD +1
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However, the bend configuration is difficult to stably obtain as will be explained below.
Further, the transition process is prone to be affected by the shape of the substrate surface or the electric field distribution.
However, the present inventors have found that the transition may not proceed in some regions of the optical filter layer at low temperatures near the lower limit of the temperature range within which the performance is guaranteed.

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[0136]In this example, the OCB-mode liquid crystal display described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 was manufactured by the following method. It is noted that in this example, the optical compensation film 40 was formed not on the outer surface of the back substrate 10, but only on the outer surface of the front substrate 20.

[0137]First, a structure including the undercoat layer 101 to the pixel electrodes 130 was formed on a 0.5-mm-thick glass substrate 100. On this structure, an SiO2 layer and an acrylic resin layer were sequentially formed as the planarizing layer (not shown). Also, the common electrode 230 was formed on a 0.5-mm-thick glass substrate 200.

[0138]In this example, the pixel electrodes 130 had almost rectangular shapes, their pitch in the X-direction was 82 μm, and their pitch in the Y-direction was 246 μm. In each pixel electrode 130, four recesses RD and one protrusion PD were provided to the edge ER.

[0139]The length of the edge ER1 was 7 μm, the length of the edge...

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[0151]In this example, the OCB-mode liquid crystal display described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13 was manufactured by the following method. That is, the structures shown in FIGS. 10 to 13 were employed in the pixel electrodes 130, and the alignment direction AD was parallel with the X-direction. Except for them, the liquid crystal display was manufactured by the same method as that described in Example 1.

[0152]In this example, the pixel electrodes 130 had almost rectangular shapes, and their pitches in the X-direction and Y-direction were the same as Example 1. In each pixel electrode 130, five protrusions PD were provided to the edge ER and four recesses RD were provided to the edge EL.

[0153]In the protrusion PD shown in FIG. 11, the length of the edge EP1 was 7 μm, the length of the edge EP2 was 20 μm, the length of the edge EP3a was 7 μm, and the length of the edge EP3b was 10 μm. The edge EP1 was parallel with the X-direction, the angle that each of the edges EP2 and EP3b ma...

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[0159]In this example, the OCB-mode liquid crystal display described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15 was manufactured by the following method. That is, the structures shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 were employed in the pixel electrodes 130, and the alignment direction AD was rotated 180° about the axis that is parallel with the Z-direction. Except for them, the liquid crystal display was manufactured by the same method as that described in Example 1.

[0160]In this example, the pixel electrodes 130 had almost rectangular shapes, and their pitches in the X-direction and Y-direction were the same as Example 1. In each pixel electrode 130, three protrusions PU were provided to the edge ER and three recesses RD were provided to the edge EL.

[0161]In each recess RD, the length of the edge ER1 was 10 μm, the length of the edge ER2 was 5 μm, and the length of the edge ER3 was 12 μm. The angle that the edge ER1 makes with the X-direction was 45°, and the edges ER2 and ER3 were parallel with the X-...

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Abstract

A liquid crystal display includes an insulating substrate, an alignment layer covering a main surface of the insulating substrate, and electrodes interposed therebetween. The alignment layer defines an alignment direction parallel to the main surface, an upstream side as one end's side of the alignment direction, and a downstream side as another end's side of the alignment direction, and tilts liquid crystal molecules toward the downstream side. Each electrode includes an upstream section that includes a first edge facing the upstream side and a downstream section that includes a second edge facing the downstream side and is provided with a recess recessed relative to the second edge. The first recess forms on the downstream section a third edge extending in the alignment direction and a fourth edge connecting the third edge to the second edge and facing the upstream side.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-030839, filed Feb. 9, 2007, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]In a liquid crystal display using an optically compensated bend (OCB) mode, a liquid crystal material is caused to form a bend configuration, and the tilt angles of liquid crystal molecules are changed near each alignment layer, thereby changing the optical retardation of an optical filter layer. Because of utilizing the bend configuration, the OCB-mode is one of the display modes capable of realizing a high response speed and a wide viewing angle, and has attracted attention in recent years.[0006]As described above, the bend configuration is essential in the OCB-mode. H...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G02F1/1343
CPCG02F1/133707G02F1/1395G02F2201/123G02F1/1337G02F1/139G02F1/1333
Inventor KIZU, YUKOKIZAKI, YUKIOHASEGAWA, REIWAKEMOTO, HIROFUMINAKAO, KENJIKOJIMA, TETSUYAFUKAMI, TETSUO
Owner JAPAN DISPLAY CENTRAL CO LTD